4.4になってバックエンドの表示が見やすく整理された点もありますが、個人的にはログにapacheのエラーログが表示されるようになった点が便利かなぁと思います。phpのエラーなどいちいちサーバのコントロールパネルなどで見て確認しておりましたが、TYPO3のバックエンド上から確認ができるようになったので、確認しやすいです。
修正：この機能は4.3から実装されていました。

それから、イントロダクションパッケージ(導入パッケージ)を利用すれば、初期インストールで最低限のセットアップがなされフロントエンド用のデザインパッケージも入っていて、そのデザインもカラーを選択するだけでカラーデザインを変更できますし、URLも分かりやすい 形に変換されるようにセットアップされていて、初めてTYPO3をインストールして試される方にとっても扱いやすくなったのではないかと思います。

また、1ヶ月間ほどイベントカレンダーやブログの表示にも不具合がありましたが、すべて不具合が解消され、今まで通りに表示されているかと思います。ブログについてはバージョンアップに伴い表示が若干変更されております。

一時的にフォーラムも非公開としておりましたが、そろそろ復活も考えようかと思っておりますが、需要ありますでしょうか？

そういえば、6月のオープンソースカンファレンス 北海道のセミナーで事例として紹介(勝手に)させていただきましたが、高級ブランド時計の「オメガ」のサイトがTYPO3で構築されているのを資料作りの最中に発見しました。ソースを見たりしてもTYPO3で作られていることも分かりづらいのですが、ある特定ディレクトリにアクセスしてみると、TYPO3のロゴが・・・。

いろいろ探してみると、結構TYPO3で構築されているサイトが多いことに気づきますが、皆さんもお時間があれば探して見て下さい。

日時：2010年5月15日22時頃～2010年5月16日8時頃まで

大変ご迷惑をおかけいたしますが、ご理解下さいますようお願い申し上げます。

IMPORTANT: This version includes important security fixes to the TYPO3 core. A security announcement has just been released:
typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2010-008/

For details about the release, see:
wiki.typo3.org/index.php/TYPO3_4.3.3

MD5 checksums:

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2010年1月22日 18:30～21:00の2時間30分にわたり、城西国際大学 幕張キャンパスにて開催されますので、TYPO3を利用したウェブサイト構築にご興味のある方はご参加ください。

受講は無料となっており、確認テスト合格者にはsnowflake認定証を発行するようです。

詳細・お申し込みはスノーフレイク株式会社のウェブページにて。

ご不便をおかけいたしますが、ご了承ください。

移転作業期間： 2010年1月5日 10時～14時頃まで

TYPO3 version 4.3 innovations in detail:
The completely revised Frontend editing now provides a modern look and feel, and makes working with content intuitive and stress-free. Using "drag & drop", content elements can be moved or deleted, lightbox-based editing takes place directly on the page, and the entire page no longer needs to be reloaded when you use AJaX-technology to save changes. TemplaVoila as well as classic templating are of course fully supported. However, the new Frontend editing is not part of the TYPO3 Core, and has to be installed as a "feeditadvanced" extension. This allows updates of the extension in a more frequent and convenient way.

The two extensions "Extbase" and "Fluid" smooth the way for a carefree migration to TYPO3 version 5. Both extensions are backports from FLOW3 and therefore already allow future-proof development using TYPO3 version 4. Using Extbase, developers can use the MVC-Concept (Model View Controller) for development, while simultaneously ensuring compatibility with TYPO3 version 5.
With Fluid, TYPO3 version 4 is expanded with a new and highly flexible templating engine. Fluid combines established ideas and concepts from different templating approaches.

Although TYPO3 is considered to be one of the most secure Open Source Content Management Systems available, TYPO3 version 4.3 improves security even further. Using "Salted MD5 Hashes" for password storage makes unauthorised decryption nearly impossible. At the same time this function can be used transparently in custom extensions. Sensitive data can be transferred over a secure channel using RSA authentication even if the website does not support HTTPS. Furthermore, authentication of frontend and backend users is now optionally possible over OpenID.

Besides improved security, TYPO3 users can look forward to having a more convenient TYPO3 backend. A Flash uploader allows simultaneous uploading of multiple files. Automatic code completion and an integrated documentation with intelligent as-you-type suggestions have been added to the TypoScript Editor, t3editor. This will especially help beginners learn TypoScript and assist advanced developers in writing error-free code more quickly.

For many users the most helpful innovation may be the new recycler. It allows restoring of deleted records in a convenient and uncomplicated way.

Thanks to the new system scheduler, the TYPO3 Core now offers a central location to manage tasks which should happen on defined dates or at regular intervals. This no longer requires the creation of several CRON jobs on the server ? every extension can now create its own tasks and have them executed by the system scheduler. Management of tasks is straightforward using the system scheduler backend module.

Backend developers can now also use conditions in TSconfig. This has already long been possible in the frontend using TypoScript, but with TYPO3 version 4.3 this feature is now also available for PageTSconfig and UserTSconfig.
Integration of the well-known JavaScript framework Ext JS as a common library offers simple yet powerful possibilities to create attractive user interfaces. For example, Ext JS supports grid views, dialog windows and dynamic panels and a lot more.

Searching for deprecated functions in custom extension will be a lot easier now with a "deprecation log". Developers can check the log entries and update their extensions, since these deprecated functions will be removed completely with TYPO3 version 4.5 at the latest.
The error and exception handling of FLOW3 has also been backported, in line with the goal of easing the transition between TYPO3 versions 4 and 5.

Website projects relying on high performance will profit from two new features in TYPO3 version 4.3. Autoloading only loads files into the memory that are really needed for an application. This results in a dramatic improvement of performance.
The new optional caching framework which was backported from FLOW3 also adds to performance. It offers different methods to store data in the database, in the filesystem and in memcached environments. Furthermore, cache entries can be tagged, giving developers more flexibility.

Get TYPO3 version 4.3 now!
TYPO3 version 4.3 can be downloaded directly from typo3.org/download/. Technical documentation and the detailed release notes can be found at https://typo3.org/release-notes/typo3-43/ 

So, what's changed in this release?

General

Integrated results of T3UXW09

From November 14th through 21st the TYPO3 User eXperience Week 2009 (T3XUW09) focused on improving the usability of TYPO3 in general. Two issues haven been integrated directly into TYPO3 4.3 as result:

• The backend login has been given an updated look and feel that more intuitively shows the login status and any resulting errors.
• The skinning of Ext JS widgets (ex. recycler and mass file uploader) has been improved to match TYPO3's default t3skin more closely.

More than 30 issues fixed

In addition to the previously mentioned changes, more than 30 issues have been fixed in the last week. The most important bugfixes are:

• A bug in the method that secures URLs for the backend frames was fixed. With some older PHP 5.2 versions, this bug resulted in a "page not found" error in the backend.
• Mismatched character encodings between content rendering and external TyposScript files sometimes resulted in a "no template found" error, but this bug is now fixed.

For a full list of changes, see the ChangeLog.

Next steps to climb the TYPO3 4.3 hill

Please test this Release Candidate as much as possible, especially the new features from the previous alpha and beta releases! If you're using one of the new features in a project already and discover bugs, please report them immediately to bugs.typo3.org!

If you're upgrading from a previous TYPO3 version, please be sure to execute the database analyzer and update wizard in the TYPO3 Install Tool.

If no new major issues appear that will crash a TYPO3 installation, we will release the final version of TYPO3 4.3 on November 28th 2009.

For a detailed overview of the progress of TYPO3 4.3, have a look at the TYPO3 v4 Development Page, the bugtracker, and the ChangeLog. The list of pending documentation in the wiki describes the new properties and tells how they can be used.

You can download the packages at typo3.org/download/packages/.

MD5 checksums:

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Rock on!
Olly 

So, what's changed in this release?

General

Moved Advanced Frontend Editing to TER

The Advanced Frontend Editing extension that was added to the TYPO3 Core in the first beta release has now been removed from the Core and will be published in the TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER) as "feeditadvanced" in conjunction with the final release of TYPO3 4.3. The new frontend editing functionality has been developed as an extension all along and the required TYPO3 Core changes have been in place prior to the first beta release. Moving the extension out of the Core and to the TER offers more flexibility as bugfixes can be released independent of patch level releases for the TYPO3 Core.  This also allows new features to be added during the TYPO3 4.3 lifetime. The extension will still be maintained by the TYPO3 Core Team and any interested developers are welcome to join the project at Forge.

More than 50 issues fixed

In addition to the previously mentioned changes, more than 50 issues have been fixed in the last week, several of which were related to PHP 5.3 compatibility. For a full list of changes, see the ChangeLog.

Next steps to climb the TYPO3 4.3 hill

Please test this Release Candidate as much as possible, especially the new features from the previous alpha and beta releases! If you're using one of the new features in a project already and discover bugs, please report them immediately to bugs.typo3.org!

If you're upgrading from a previous TYPO3 version, please be sure to execute the database analyzer and update wizard in the TYPO3 Install Tool.

We will release another Release Candidate in one week and continue that process until we feel comfortable that the code base is ready for the final release. This means that you can expect the final version to be ready by the end of November 2009.

For a detailed overview of the progress of TYPO3 4.3, have a look at the TYPO3 v4 Development Page, the bugtracker, and the ChangeLog. The list of pending documentation in the wiki describes the new properties and tells how they can be used.

You can download the packages at typo3.org/download/packages/.

MD5 checksums:

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Rock on!
Olly